Jonathan Majors was arrested on Saturday morning after allegedly assaulting a woman.
TMZ reports that Majors was taken into custody around 11:00 a.m. ET, after police responded to a call for service in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. The alleged victim reportedly had visible injuries, including a laceration behind her ear and redness and marks to her face. Update: TMZ reports that the alleged victim is Majors’ girlfriend.
Majors was charged with strangulation, assault, and harassment.
“A preliminary investigation determined that a 33-year-old male was involved in a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old female,” the NYPD said in a statement. “The victim informed police she was assaulted. Officers placed the 33-year-old male into custody without incident.”
In a statement to TMZ, a representative for Majors denied any wrongdoing, saying: “He’s done nothing wrong. We look forward to clearing his name and clearing this up.”
Update: In a statement released on Sunday, Majors’ attorney Priya Chaudhry maintained that the actor is “completely innocent and is provably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows.”
“We are quickly gathering and presenting evidence to the District Attorney with the expectation that all charges will be dropped imminently. This evidence includes video footage from the vehicle where this episode took place, witness testimony from the driver and others who both saw and heard the episode, and most importantly, two written statements from the woman recanting these allegations. All the evidence proves that Mr. Majors is entirely innocent and did not assault her whatsoever. Unfortunately, this incident came about because this woman was having an emotional crisis, for which she was taken to a hospital yesterday. The NYPD is required to make an arrest in these situations, and this is the only reason Mr. Majors was arrested. We expect these charges to be dropped soon.”
Majors recently starred in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Creed 3.
This is a developing story…
